Vézère Valley
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The Vézère Valley is a region in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally rich concentration of prehistoric cave art and archaeological sites, including the famous Lascaux Cave.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vézère Valley canonical | 5 |
| Vézère valley | 2 |
| Vézère (French) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3685625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vézère Valley Context triple: [Dordogne, associatedWith, Vézère Valley]
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A.
Gorges du Tarn
Gorges du Tarn is a dramatic limestone river canyon in southern France, renowned for its towering cliffs, scenic villages, and outdoor activities like kayaking and rock climbing.
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B.
Val d’Ain
Val d’Ain is the valley region shaped by the Ain River, known for its scenic landscapes and natural waterways in eastern France.
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C.
Vallée du Tarn
Vallée du Tarn is a scenic river valley in southern France known for its dramatic gorges, medieval villages, and outdoor recreation such as kayaking and hiking.
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D.
Cère
Cère is a river in south-central France that flows through the Cantal department as a tributary of the Dordogne.
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E.
Vallée de Chaudefour
Vallée de Chaudefour is a protected glacial valley in France’s Massif Central, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and popular hiking trails.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vézère Valley Target entity description: The Vézère Valley is a region in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally rich concentration of prehistoric cave art and archaeological sites, including the famous Lascaux Cave.
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A.
Gorges du Tarn
Gorges du Tarn is a dramatic limestone river canyon in southern France, renowned for its towering cliffs, scenic villages, and outdoor activities like kayaking and rock climbing.
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B.
Val d’Ain
Val d’Ain is the valley region shaped by the Ain River, known for its scenic landscapes and natural waterways in eastern France.
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C.
Vallée du Tarn
Vallée du Tarn is a scenic river valley in southern France known for its dramatic gorges, medieval villages, and outdoor recreation such as kayaking and hiking.
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D.
Cère
Cère is a river in south-central France that flows through the Cantal department as a tributary of the Dordogne.
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E.
Vallée de Chaudefour
Vallée de Chaudefour is a protected glacial valley in France’s Massif Central, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and popular hiking trails.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric archaeological region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| altName |
Vallée de la Vézère
ⓘ
linked to:
Vézère River
Vallée de l’Homme ⓘ |
| contains |
Abri de Cap Blanc
ⓘ
Abri du Poisson ⓘ Font-de-Gaume ⓘ La Ferrassie ⓘ
linked to:
La Roque Saint-Christophe
La Madeleine rock shelter ⓘ La Micoque ⓘ Lascaux Cave ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
Lascaux II ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux IV
Lascaux IV ⓘ Le Moustier ⓘ Les Combarelles ⓘ Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil ⓘ Montignac-Lascaux ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
Pech Merle (regional context often distinguished) ⓘ Rouffignac Cave ⓘ
linked to:
Combarelles Cave
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère ⓘ
linked to:
Vézac
Sergeac ⓘ Tursac ⓘ Valojoulx ⓘ open-air prehistoric sites ⓘ prehistoric decorated caves ⓘ prehistoric rock shelters ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfDecoratedCaves | about 25 decorated caves ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSites | about 150 prehistoric sites ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
National Museum of Prehistory (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil)
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
|
| heritageDesignation | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aurignacian culture remains
ⓘ
Cro-Magnon remains (regional context) ⓘ Gravettian culture remains ⓘ
linked to:
Gravettian
Magdalenian culture remains ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalenian
Neanderthal fossils ⓘ Paleolithic archaeology ⓘ Solutrean culture remains ⓘ
linked to:
Solutrean archaeological culture
prehistoric cave art ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dordogne department
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Périgord Noir ⓘ
linked to:
Périgord
southwestern France ⓘ |
| majorSettlement |
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
ⓘ
Montignac-Lascaux ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
|
| namedAfter | Vézère River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dordogne Valley prehistoric region
ⓘ
linked to:
Périgord
|
| periodOfSignificance |
Lower Paleolithic
ⓘ
Middle Paleolithic ⓘ Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Vézère River ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 85 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vézère Valley Description of subject: The Vézère Valley is a region in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally rich concentration of prehistoric cave art and archaeological sites, including the famous Lascaux Cave.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vézère Valley
subject linked to:
Lascaux cave
linked to: Vézère Valley
linked to: Vézère Valley